Cropmate Co. v. Industrial Commission

728 N.E.2d 841 (2000)

313 Ill. App.3d 290

245 Ill.Dec. 759

CROPMATE COMPANY, d/b/a UAP Richter, Appellant,

v.

The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (Jeffrey Pinkerton, Appellee).

No. 4-99-0377 WC.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District, Industrial Commission Division.

Argued February 15, 2000.

Decided April 25, 2000.

James A. Thoenen, Evans & Dixon, St. Louis, MO, for Cropmate Company.

Dan E. Way, Springfield, for Industrial Commission.

Claimant, Jeffrey Pinkerton, sought benefits pursuant to the Workers' Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 1994)) for injuries sustained while in the…